Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameFrancis Alexander 
Birthabt 1719, Cecil Co, MD
Land Sale21 Feb 1775, Cecil Co, MD
Memo105 Ac to Joseph Hair (Bk 4, pg 116)
Death18 Jan 1781, Pencader Hundred, New Castle Co, DE
FatherJames Alexander (1685-)
MotherMary Steele (~1679-)
Misc. Notes
Son of James Alexander and Mary Steel.
DAR records list his birth as circa 1710.
Children of Francis’ first marriage to Abigail:
Fanny - married John Aiken
Mary - married ____ Bouldin
Isaac - married Margaret and died between 1830-1840
Benjamin - married Rebecca Woodland 17 Mar 1803 in Cecil Co, MD
William - married Jane ______, died 3 Aug 1840 age 80
Jesse -
Child of his second marriage to Eleanor Simonton on 12 Mar 1776 in New Castle Co, DE:
James M. - b. 1768
Margaret - b. 1771
Susanna - b. aft 1778, married 13 Jan 1802 New Castle Co DE to Hance Hanson
In 1775 he sold his 105 Ac in Cecil Co to Joseph Hair, land which he inherited from his father James Alexander. In 1779 he sold land in Cecil Co to Andrew Miller for £3,750. In both cases he was referenced as Francis Alexander of New Castle Co. He signed an Oath of Fidelity to the United States and was listed as being of Pencader Hundred, New Castle Co, Delaware.
DAR records list his birth as circa 1710.
Children of Francis’ first marriage to Abigail:
Fanny - married John Aiken
Mary - married ____ Bouldin
Isaac - married Margaret and died between 1830-1840
Benjamin - married Rebecca Woodland 17 Mar 1803 in Cecil Co, MD
William - married Jane ______, died 3 Aug 1840 age 80
Jesse -
Child of his second marriage to Eleanor Simonton on 12 Mar 1776 in New Castle Co, DE:
James M. - b. 1768
Margaret - b. 1771
Susanna - b. aft 1778, married 13 Jan 1802 New Castle Co DE to Hance Hanson
In 1775 he sold his 105 Ac in Cecil Co to Joseph Hair, land which he inherited from his father James Alexander. In 1779 he sold land in Cecil Co to Andrew Miller for £3,750. In both cases he was referenced as Francis Alexander of New Castle Co. He signed an Oath of Fidelity to the United States and was listed as being of Pencader Hundred, New Castle Co, Delaware.